“I wasn’t thinking” is a poor
excuse for
any incident, but it’s a common one!
How many times do we hear this
expression? We say it ourselves when we do something that may have caused us
an injury. When questioned, often the reply is “I just wasn’t thinking.”
It’s true, in most of those cases we weren’t thinking. Well…we might have
been thinking about something, but it sure wasn’t the task at hand. We try
to use “I just wasn’t thinking” as an excuse. It seems the more serious the
event, the more pitiful the excuse is.
Here’s what I mean:
You are
doing a task you’ve done a thousand times before, but this time you cut your
hand and need five stitches. When questioned how it happened you might say,
“I just wasn’t thinking.” That might be the end of it after getting stitched
up and filling out the WCB paperwork.
Now take a situation where you were driving along a highway and pulled out
to pass someone. At the time, you weren’t thinking about your driving. You
didn’t shoulder check, and you forced another vehicle into the ditch. The
vehicle rolled, killing two of the occupants – including an 8-year-old girl.
In court, when questioned about how it happened, I don’t think “I just
wasn’t thinking” is going to get you out of trouble. When it comes to safety
we have to be thinking all the time – the consequences are just too high.
Always think about safety so you
don’t have to say “I just wasn’t thinking.”
THINK
& BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES!
THINK and BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES!
Copyright 2010 Martin Lesperance
Safety
Moments...a great way to start your meetings
I've finished the first three
volumes of Safety Moments.These are 1-4 minute video clips that will start
off your safety meeting with a dynamic, thought provoking safety message.
You will never have to worry how you will start off your meeting again.
To preview
safety moments in their entirety, follow this link.
http://safetymoments.com/
As an introductory offer, I’m
offering a special. Buy Volume 2 and 3 and I’ll include Volume 1 for free.
A few of the topics include slips,
trips and falls, animals on the road, backing collisions, falling asleep
behind the wheel, statistics are more than numbers, lift with care to
protect your back, arrogance and safety don’t mix and many more.
This link will take you to the page
so you can preview all the clips. http://safetymoments.com/
How Men
Get Hurt
In 1999:
98,682 men a year were injured while using hand tools.
126,065 were hurt from falling off of stools, chairs and ladders.
There were
55,932, people injured while using their lawnmowers.
Only 7,878
people were injured while using irons.
(I wasn't one
of them. I don't know how to use an iron)
Fish Cost Him His Life
In
Germany, a man was fishing on a lake. As he was holding the rod, a fish
took the bait and eventually the rod right out of his hand. Not wanting to
lose the rod, he took off his clothes and swam after it. By now, it was
about 100 yards off shore.
A
witness said he saw the man reach the rod, but he then stopped moving. The
witness swam out to help him and brought him back to shore. He was too
late. The man was pronounced dead.
Weather
Facts
In
2003:
- 482 deaths were attributed to weather events in the USA
- 37%
of the deaths were attributed to hot and cold.
- 167
died of the heat while 11 died as a result of cold.
- 55
people died as a result of tornadoes
- 49
died as a result of flooding
- 44
died as a result of ocean and lake surf
- 1
died as a result of hail
- 19
deaths were attributed to fog
- 51 deaths were
attributed to lightning
4. THINK AND BE SAFE SAFETY CARDS
BIG SALE ON "THINK AND BE SAFE' PLAYING CARDS
I have 5,000 decks left of my order 40,000 decks of my "Think and Be Safe" playing cards. Because of the large order I got a great price on the cards. I'm passing the savings on to you. Click the link to take you to the card site. Once your there click on the Click to Order. You will be directed to the order form to see the unbelievable low prices. You can also click here: www.thinkandbesafe.com
Here is a great gift for your employees for the new year. Organizations have found them to be a great gift and safety reminder for their employees. For more information on the cards, go to www.thinkandbesafe.com
I often get asked through email and after my talks why I speak and write on injury prevention. I give an explanation and tell a bit more about myself at this site: http://www.safety-speaker.com/martin.htm
I also will show you my best reasons for working and playing in a safe manner. Follow this link: http://www.safety-speaker.com/martin.htm
NEW VIDEO
Safety In
Tough Times
Times have been tough! With
the way the economic situation has been lately and with the layoffs that
have happened, it's easy to understand how a person can lose their focus
especially when it comes to safety.
But it's not only the economic situation that can steal your focus away from
safety but maybe you have other problems such as a sick child at home or
other personal problems. This 9 minute video will point out no matter what
is happening in you life, you still have to make safety the top priority.
You can preview the entire video by clicking on the link.
You can also order it from the website by clicking on the "order now" link
on the site.
For more information and to preview the video go
to
http:www.safetyintoughtimes.com
Small Falls Are A Big Deal
This is a very popular video I made with ERI-Safety.
This video covers what you have to understand to prevent slips, trips and
falls.
For more information on this video or to get a free preview call:
1-800-311-1143 or visit www.eri-safety.com
For more information on one of my video on slips, trips and falls, follow this link:
http://www.eri-safety.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=766
If you would like to preview a copy of the video, "Small Falls Are A Big Deal", call ERI-Safety Videos at 1-800-311-1143.
You can preview my video called "Accidents Aren't Just One of Those Things". If you have high speed internet you can view it at this link:
http://www.eri-safety.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=492
To preview it, call ERI at 1-800-311-1143 and they will send you out a copy.
Another great video to preview is Silly Little Risks at http://www.safetyvideos.ca
This video can help prevent some needless deaths and injuries. It is a great video for your employee's kids or the local high school. For more information, call me at 1-888-278-8964.
On my website there are about 50 safety related articles. Please feel free to use them for in-house publications. If you do, please include my copyright and contact information. Here's the link.
http://www.safety-speaker.com/safetyarticles.html
I'll be adding some new articles next month!
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8. BOOK MARTIN FOR YOUR SAFETY CONFERENCE, MEETING OR TURN-AROUND
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To see why you should hire me to speak for your organization, go to: http://www.safete.com/whyconf.htm
Where Martin has spoken lately and will be speaking next:
- Atco, Calgary, Alberta
- Peabody Energy 3 mines
- CSSE Calgary
- Filming Safety Moments Virginia City NV
- Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg
- Pacific Safety Conference,
Vancouver
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This newsletter is written and produced by Martin Lesperance of Safety Health Publishing Inc.
Martin is a Fire Fighter, EMR, and Speaker.
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